It has been 100 years since ancient beings, known as the Old Ones, walked the Earth with their two strong feet. Now they are gone and we animals now rule the remains that they left behind. With our new knowledge of sword and sorcery, we were able to survive in peace for a while, but then came the three factions.The Apes: Strong giants, claiming to be as just as the old ones and believe they should be the ones to rule over the new world.The Pigs: An intellectual but slothful group who wish to rule the world with an iron hoof and remain kings while the others remained as dumb animals.Then there the Lizards: A fast and large group that want to set the world a blaze. Trying to forget the harsh past that the old ones left.All three sides wishing to go war and destroy one another to bring in what they believe to be true peace.But, unbeknownst to everyone, there was another group. One that was trying their best to find a way to heal everyone. To bring back order.You found it.... and now you are taking care of it.A D&D Homebrew Adventure.Previous Quests:https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Rise%20of%20the%20Awakened
What happened last time on RotA>Mog and Gorilla Ursus go to prison after starting a riot that could potentially cause a war.>Ursus escapes and goes on to find the Nimh dealer who turns out to be Eugene, who was mentioned a long time ago.>Mog talks with the queen, who doesn't want him to suffer so banishes him.>Mog then escapes Jail thanks to Ratsus and Maggie.>Ursus, Mog, with an implied sleepy Kinny have a discussion with Dr Wallace and inform her that Maggie is coming with them and swear to ptotect her.>After a long long rest, the team finally wait in line to go to the summit.Will they be able to convince the council to be on their side. Find out on this thread.
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I'm here, just waiting on Kinny and Ursus. Might not be able to be here all day though.
>>6361504Alright.>You wait in the lobby of the kingdom for your turn.>You see the pig you were talking to look curious."Untowards? What could that possibly mean? Oh are you talking about the Apes? The ones who are making this place, while more convenient, a mockery of what it should be? A traditionalist kingdom led by a queen who had a... not so great of a line compared to Apes and Pigs but still better than Forktongues."
>>6361510"Careful pig, you are in the very court of the one who's line you say does not equal that of the apes and pigs. For such a supposedly lackluster lineage, the queen sure does attract all manner of supplicants begging to suckle on the kingdom's teat, for her might, of which they lack. She descends from the line of great mammal leaders who were once known as Knights, who slew the first dragon, same as Clayton and your own leaders. But yes, in the case the apes or the Czar cause trouble. Or more subtle actors, moving behind the scenes. Though I suppose you know nothing about that." Mog matched the pig's curiosity with an even tone, moderating his rebuke with feigned placidity, as if he were carrying out a perfunctory obligation to preserve the queen's image.
>>6361518"My my boy. You really are enthusiastic in helping out the queen. Even speak highly of her, despite her previous lineages mistakes of thinking they should be the ones conquering all of the animal kingdom. When really it should be us pigs. No offense.">He then looked onto the line."My turn shoild be coming up soon. I should prepare for my speech. I suggest you do the same.">With that he continued to wait for his turn.
>>6361521"Of course," the wolf replied easily, before interjecting as the pig turned around, "And I would ask you the same question you first asked of me; why are you here, what do you want?"
>>6361522>The pig looked over to the wolf for a bit."Well the same as any fellow mammal and forktongue here. Mostly to support their cause. Mine of course being more righteous. You could say it's the same as the forktongues but mine is more sophisticated. It is the eradication of Old One relics. But not to remove their history. No no. But to make for better resources."
>>6361524"That seems quite in line with the lizard's line of thinking. I have to ask why? And how would that 'make for better resources'?"
>>6361525"Their giant buildings alone take too much space and consist of material that can be used to make better houses and maybe even better armor and weapons. If we destroy their landmarks we could make new homes for animals with the new amount of land we have. Doesn't that sound like something to invest in?"
>>6361527"Perhaps. I'll admit, their buildings are...not to my taste. But, they provide a lot of sheltered space, in a very dense package. Were they not breaking down as we speak, they would be very efficient. Either way, I don't see why you feel the need to petition the queen regarding this. What our two peoples do in their respective territories surely has nothing to do with each other, at least in this respect. If you want to knock down buildings on your land, surely you do not need our help to do so. I don't see why you would want to knock down Old One buildings in our territory." Mog replied, having a sneaking suspicion that the pig knew more than he was letting on.Perhaps he was aware of the humans, like the other factions. Maybe he just wanted the technology within for himself.
>>6361531"True... but you must admit that old church is an eyesore."
Rolled 19 + 8 (1d20 + 8)>>6361536"Ah, let me stop you right there friend. That temple is a church to the Goddesses, not some Old One building. I'm afraid you'll find no luck getting it torn down, the queen descends from a line of high priestesses, if you recall. And contrary to your insistence, it is quite beautiful. Besides, you should leave lupine internal zoning policy to the wolves. We do not interfere with your porcine affairs, so you should leave us be as well." Mog countered, trying to be proactive now that he was sure the swine had a deeper agenda.This pig surely had knowledge of what was inside the temple. But why was he doing this. If need be, Mog would escalate to intimidation, perhaps worse, to stop this. He didn't really have a subtle way to deal with the pig short of words. Perhaps if he gave the pig some food as a gift, the swine would follow his natural instincts and devour the gift right away, but that might be stereotyping too hard. He did have that bottle of poison he'd bought back in Plato a long time ago, maybe now was the time to use it.>Mog will try and Persuade the pig not to go through with his petition to the queen.
>>6361539"Well... I guess if it had some historical or religious significance it should stay. I guess that would make your church a safe zone."
Going to call it a night. Hope the rest of you arrive next week.
I won't be available next Thursday, except perhaps at the tail-end of the session. Sorry about this.
Not going to be available. Power problem.
Ah, I had a change of fortune. I'll be able to make it tomorrow afterall, short of the winter winds knocking out my power all of a sudden. Though it seems like QM might not be able to make it.
I'm here. Not sure any of you are available though.
Should be available tomorrow.
>>6366953Will probably only be available for the last couple hours of the session.
Will be on later.
Here now. Sorry for the long wait Ursus, Kinny, and Mog>>6361540>>6361539"Well I should go do my speech. Hope you three have a speech for the queen."
>>6367432I LIVE! (Heavy. mp3)
>>6367447Hell yeah!
>>6367432"Good luck!">>6367447>>6367448As do I.
>>6367447>>6367449What would you like to do as you wait for your turn?
>>6367450>>6367447"We should go over the keynotes we want to touch on, real quick."I might not have long, since my internet is cutting in and out for some reason. Still, whether we give our speeches now or next time, we should have a good idea of what we wanna say.
>>6367453>>6367447>You go over notes on what to address.
brb gonna try and fix internet
>>6367454Ursus addresses first the rabbits he wanted to represent in order to get that out of the way, the next is to bring up the various problems that have been occurring and his team has encountered with raw physical evidence, laying out every dirty piece of evidence, every data point every single piece and the many schemes upon schemes playing out in this council, the attempt at peppering government through outside entities, the Nihm squid who have been invading peoples minds.
>>6367456>You write down these points.
>>6367456>After a while a wolf soon arrives.>He looks at the trio."Name of your troop?"
>>6367463>looks at the rest of the party and thinks for a moment
My internet is fixed (I think). Though I'm obviously too late. Really sorry about this guys. Been having trouble ever since an electrical socket caught on fire (I mentioned this in another quest).As for the name, maybe a nod to the title of the quest or a subtle hint towards us travelling with old ones? Something like Mog's band or Ursus's crew sounds perhaps a bit too egotistical, not to mention it could get outdated if one of us dies. I guess we can discuss it on the way to next session, over the week.
I'll be available tomorrow, from quite early on, barring sudden emergency changes in schedule.So, what do you think the name of our group should be?
>>6370044Will be on in a couple of hours.
>>6370314I'm here, will be busy for about an hour and change, but will be generally around. After that, I should be able to sit down and write properly.
>>6367494>>6370044"Are you three awake? I asked for a name. I don't care if you three if you three use your real names just tell us how to refer to your group."
>>6370331>>6367494"J-just give us a moment, this has never come up before!" Mog stammered back, before turning to the group huddle.Sheepishly facing Ursus, he awkwardly brushed his snout with the underside of his foreleg."How did we never come up with a name for our group before?" he asked in dismay, "I'm drawing a blank in the moment. There's lots of good descriptors based on our deeds, or our hidden knowledge of the past, but we can't go advertising that. I'm gonna throw a pair of dice to decide, then we can discuss the final choice."With care, the wolf took out an ancient, yellowed set of carved bone dice. Whether they were some ancient wolven ancestor's remains, or a trophy from a conquered foe, he wouldn't say."2d6, two is The Awoken, or The Awakened. On the nose I know, we aren't even the true awakened ones, but it sounds good, it's vague enough, and no one will know the truth. Maybe it can be multiple dice results if we can't think of that many names. Anyways, help me think up some monikers for our little group. Maybe something to do with the fact that we are looking into Old One ruins, or something about Xenarus, something that reflects our deeds or how we've conducted ourselves so far, maybe something to do with the Goddesses, or one of our own personal names. I dunno, help me out here, spitball."
>>6370337Would you like for me help get some suggestions?
>>6370347"Uh, sure. If it's just for official purposes, our on-paper name doesn't need to match what we'd call ourselves in the wild, I guess. Just in case we aren't satisfied with the name. This could take a while though, it is a private affair."
>>6370350"What about Wolf, Cat Bear or Three Mammals of Varying Sizes?"
>>6370352"Very...uh, descriptive, in a funny way. Doesn't really make for quick and easy saying though, if you know what I mean. Awkward on the tongue, for a group. I'll talk it over with my friends, maybe add it to the dice pool. Keep 'em coming, if ya got 'em."
>>6370355"I mean Wizard sounds pretty good... heard someone say it once on a movie.... it was pretty wizard."
>>6370357"Yeah, well, if the pig ahead of me gets his way, the Old One movie theater is gonna get demolished. Cherish those memories while they last. Lotta extremists around nowadays," Mog groused, "Now where were we? Oh, right, Wizard. I mean, it sounds cool, but wizards are an actual thing, and none of us are wizards."
I gotta go out for a bit, but I should hopefully be back before our session ends, to continue.
>>6370358"Thanks for informing me. Hope the queen doesn't take that suggestion."
Sorry guys but I must go.
Will be available tomorrow, but only for a few hours during the morning. If Ursus doesn't show up until his usual time, then we'll probably struggle to have a proper session with all of us together. In which case we'll have to wait until next week.
